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Posted: Jan 01 2016 10:21AM CST

Updated: Jan 01 2016 10:22AM CST

HOUSTON (FOX 26) - A new year means new laws and government regulations.

The Texas legislature passed more than 1200 new laws with many that are in effect today. Perhaps the most talked about and publicly debated is the “Open Carry” law which allows Texans with concealed handgun licenses to openly carry a handgun in a belt or shoulder holster